New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-19
CHAT ABOUT NATIONAL CANDIDATES

THE DRIFT OF TALK ANONG DrLrGATrs TO THF RE-
PUBllCAN CONVENTION
While personal politics were kept out of the
Republican Club National Convention ms far ms
possible. it was nevertheless impossible to pre-
vent delegates from comforting with one
another with reference to their prefer
enccs and to the sentiment in the
various localities which they represented. 1t
would only be blind. deaf and dumb man who
could nave gone among the delegates either in
the convention at their several headquarters.
and would not have discovered the general drift
and tendency to he overwhelmingly in favor of
the denomination of Mr. Blaine for President. That
sentiment has indeed almost reached the point of
unanimity. The delegates from Ohio. while opcn-
~ asserting that they were in favor OF the nomi-
nation Of John Sherman were neither warm in
their advocacy Of Mr. Sherman nor hopeful of his
selection as the standard bearer next year. Ming
ling with the Ohio men it evident that there
was a strong Blaine sentiment under restraint in
the state, ready to burst ont the moment Mr..
Sherman should be removed from the field No
other name than that Of Mr.. Blaine really had any
serious consideration in the personal and private
discussion among the dclccntos The names OF
leaders like Depew. Hawlcy Foraker Allison.
Ha'r S n. Wind m, Lincoln, Sheridan and
Gresham were only mentioned to be quickly cast
aside with the remark thai there was no use OF
talking about any enc else than Mr. Blaine In the
lr' scnt STATE Of public opinion Mr. Blainc's
friends in the course OF discussions dscrcctly re-
Trained from either fostering or checking this en-
thusasm. Their feelings inay be Iuig"G by re-.
maSS made by Joseph Mancy, Of Maine when he
was told Of Republican who was somewhat bit
terlv criticiSng Mr.. Blaine and who WAS advO-
cating the nomination of General Sheridan Said
Mr.. Man'cy: II is every mans right to advocate
hiS To Mr. R1ain f,io dc
his nomination or struggling for IL; although they
begin TO sec that ii is certain and inevitable. We
have said all along that if there is stronger man
than Mr. Blaine and delegates TO the National Con-
ventiOn cln be found in favor Of another man,
then Mr. Blaine IS not the man to nominate. We
are perfectly willing TO follow any leader that
The talk about the Vice Presidential candidate
was somewhat more general than that
nSns the Presidency ,ss convcD Ths Ssys
pressed the opinion that William Walter
PhoIrs would make an excellent presiding officer
Of the Senate. They say that he would hc strong
in New York. where he hRS extensive business
lations, ard that he could carry Ncw-JerScv he
vond any Oucs' ion. There arc two Ohio ideas on
sherman might he linked with Mr. Blaine with
advantage. ALTHOUGH the sherman men strcnuouSly
assert that he would not accent minor place on
The ticket. The other Ohio idea !. Governor For
eve State Indicated that Senator Shcrman's
friends wcro talking Of Foraker ms Vicc-PrcS
Dental candidate, while the Governors PERSONAL
friends wore pressing tho idea that he should he
held in reserve rs n f~ture Presidential candidate
Indiara men were tal'dug q BENJAMIN Harrison
and 7 dye Gresham for either place on the ticket
putting tho best foot forward and th"n aclIrowl-
cdging their willingness 10 take the second place
Wisconsin wants Governor jerry Rusk, who
srel's America with big and anarchy with n
little one nc delegate mt il.
Michigan however IS thc only State whore an
ont and ont Vioc-PrcsdentiaI hoom Is in fnll pro-
gross The Ni"higanders desire TO SOC General
r A. Algcr Of Detroit nominated for that place
He Is rot a candidate for President, Is not mon
toned in connection with that Office, Int is In the
field for the Vice Presidency. His public career
his hocn noteworthy and full Of honors IIr is a
man ~ croat vcalth and strong business noS'ion.
Going further West the names Of Senator All
SON Of Io"a end Sonotor InCalls. Of Kansas and
Senator ctnnford, Of California. have been mon
toned ard discussed. There two hooms for
Vice Presidcnt below Mason and Dixon's line.
One q thorn Is that NJ ex Congressman John a.
Wise Il Virginia Tits miQht more properly he
called - boomlct II was started over year AFRO
with the idea that Mr. Wis" might male good
second on tho ticket with Senator sherman mn
hos had its force somewhat knocked ont nv INC
Republican defeat IN Virginia The Other south
ern man who Is TALKED about for Vice President
Is General Nathan Gor Of Wcet Virginia "" Is
chairman of the Pcruhl'cnn Con orcssionaI tom-
mittcc and has been Cabinet officer. The Cen
oral has been ono Of the active mon in the con-
vention and has probably attracted more atten-
tion personally than any other man III u.